1981 Oakland Athletics Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 64-45
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,298,105, Avg. 25,453
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Won Division
American League West Division Series - Defeated Kansas City Royals 3-0
American League Championship Series - Lost to New York Yankees 3-0
Manager: Billy Martin (64-45)
Location: Oakland, California
1981 Oakland Athletics Statistics
1981 Oakland Athletics Roster

The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 64 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Athletics plated 458 runs and surrendered 403 runs. Tony Armas paced Oakland with 22 home runs, while Cliff Johnson and Dwayne Murphy walloped 20 or more, too. Tony Armas drove in 76 runs. Rickey Henderson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Steve McCatty led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.33 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Martin coached the team. The 1981 Oakland Athletics qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 458
Regular Season Runs Against: 403

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 9, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 10, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 11, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 0-0 3-0 3-0
April 12, 1981 Oakland Athletics 1 at Minnesota Twins 0 W 0-0 4-0 4-0
April 13, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 2 W 0-0 5-0 5-0
April 14, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 2 W 0-0 6-0 6-0
April 15, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 3 W 0-0 7-0 7-0
April 16, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 1 W 0-0 8-0 8-0
April 17, 1981 Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 16 W 1-0 8-0 9-0
April 18, 1981 Seattle Mariners 0 at Oakland Athletics 8 W 2-0 8-0 10-0
April 19, 1981 Seattle Mariners 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 2-1 8-0 10-1
April 19, 1981 Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 3-1 8-0 11-1
April 20, 1981 Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 4-1 8-0 12-1
April 21, 1981 Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 5-1 8-0 13-1
April 22, 1981 Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 6-1 8-0 14-1
April 24, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 6-1 9-0 15-1
April 25, 1981 Oakland Athletics 7 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 6-1 10-0 16-1
April 26, 1981 Oakland Athletics 9 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 6-1 11-0 17-1
April 27, 1981 California Angels 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 6-2 11-0 17-2
April 28, 1981 California Angels 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 6-3 11-0 17-3
April 29, 1981 California Angels 4 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 7-3 11-0 18-3
May 1, 1981 New York Yankees 6 at Oakland Athletics 8 W 8-3 11-0 19-3
May 2, 1981 New York Yankees 3 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 9-3 11-0 20-3
May 3, 1981 New York Yankees 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 9-4 11-0 20-4
May 3, 1981 New York Yankees 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 9-5 11-0 20-5
May 5, 1981 Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 10-5 11-0 21-5
May 6, 1981 Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 10-6 11-0 21-6
May 7, 1981 Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 11-6 11-0 22-6
May 8, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 12-6 11-0 23-6
May 9, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 13-6 11-0 24-6
May 10, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 13 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 13-7 11-0 24-7
May 12, 1981 Oakland Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 4 L 13-7 11-1 24-8
May 13, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 4 W 13-7 12-1 25-8
May 14, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 9 L 13-7 12-2 25-9
May 15, 1981 Oakland Athletics 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 13-7 12-3 25-10
May 16, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 13-7 12-4 25-11
May 17, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 13-7 12-5 25-12
May 18, 1981 Oakland Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 13-7 12-6 25-13
May 19, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 13-7 12-7 25-14
May 20, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 13-7 12-8 25-15
May 21, 1981 Oakland Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 13-7 12-9 25-16
May 22, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 14-7 12-9 26-16
May 23, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 15-7 12-9 27-16
May 24, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 16-7 12-9 28-16
May 24, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 17-7 12-9 29-16
May 25, 1981 Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 18-7 12-9 30-16
May 26, 1981 Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 18-8 12-9 30-17
May 27, 1981 Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 18-9 12-9 30-18
May 29, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 18-9 12-10 30-19
May 30, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 18-9 12-11 30-20
May 31, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 18-9 13-11 31-20
June 2, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 18-9 14-11 32-20
June 3, 1981 Oakland Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 18-9 15-11 33-20
June 4, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 18-9 15-12 33-21
June 5, 1981 Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 18-10 15-12 33-22
June 6, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 19-10 15-12 34-22
June 7, 1981 Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 20-10 15-12 35-22
June 9, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 21-10 15-12 36-22
June 9, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 22-10 15-12 37-22
June 10, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 22-11 15-12 37-23
August 10, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 22-11 15-13 37-24
August 11, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 22-11 16-13 38-24
August 12, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 L 22-11 16-14 38-25
August 14, 1981 California Angels 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 23-11 16-14 39-25
August 15, 1981 California Angels 7 at Oakland Athletics 8 W 24-11 16-14 40-25
August 16, 1981 California Angels 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 W 25-11 16-14 41-25
August 18, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 26-11 16-14 42-25
August 19, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 27-11 16-14 43-25
August 20, 1981 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 27-12 16-14 43-26
August 21, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 27-13 16-14 43-27
August 22, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 28-13 16-14 44-27
August 23, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 28-14 16-14 44-28
August 24, 1981 Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland Athletics 16 W 29-14 16-14 45-28
August 25, 1981 Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 29-15 16-14 45-29
August 27, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 29-15 16-15 45-30
August 28, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 L 29-15 16-16 45-31
August 29, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 29-15 16-17 45-32
August 30, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 29-15 17-17 46-32
August 31, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 29-15 18-17 47-32
September 2, 1981 Oakland Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 29-15 18-18 47-33
September 2, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 10 L 29-15 18-19 47-34
September 3, 1981 Oakland Athletics 10 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 29-15 19-19 48-34
September 4, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 29-15 20-19 49-34
September 5, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 29-15 20-20 49-35
September 6, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 29-15 20-21 49-36
September 7, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 30-15 20-21 50-36
September 8, 1981 Texas Rangers 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 31-15 20-21 51-36
September 9, 1981 Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 31-16 20-21 51-37
September 11, 1981 Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 W 32-16 20-21 52-37
September 12, 1981 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 32-17 20-21 52-38
September 13, 1981 Kansas City Royals 6 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 32-18 20-21 52-39
September 14, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Texas Rangers 2 W 32-18 21-21 53-39
September 15, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 12 L 32-18 21-22 53-40
September 16, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 1 W 32-18 22-22 54-40
September 18, 1981 Oakland Athletics 10 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 32-18 23-22 55-40
September 19, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 32-18 24-22 56-40
September 20, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 32-18 24-23 56-41
September 22, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 32-18 25-23 57-41
September 22, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 32-18 26-23 58-41
September 23, 1981 Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 W 32-18 27-23 59-41
September 25, 1981 Chicago White Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 32-19 27-23 59-42
September 26, 1981 Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 33-19 27-23 60-42
September 27, 1981 Chicago White Sox 10 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 33-20 27-23 60-43
September 27, 1981 Chicago White Sox 9 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 33-21 27-23 60-44
September 29, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 34-21 27-23 61-44
September 30, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 35-21 27-23 62-44
October 2, 1981 Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 35-21 27-24 62-45
October 3, 1981 Oakland Athletics 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 35-21 28-24 63-45
October 4, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 35-21 29-24 64-45
October 6, 1981 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 0 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 7, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 9, 1981 Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
October 13, 1981 Oakland Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 3 L 1-0 2-1 3-1
October 14, 1981 Oakland Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 13 L 1-0 2-2 3-2
October 15, 1981 New York Yankees 4 at Oakland Athletics 0 L 1-1 2-2 3-3


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